Having not seen or had knowledge of the thread in question, I am curious. Was it shut down due to people being inconsiderate towards another persons sexuality or along those lines?
If so I am not quite surprised. People on the internet does seem to have fairly small amounts of respect towards other people. It is quite horrifying at times, to be honest.

That.. Really is a shame. The topic started out well enough with a few people voicing their opinions, in what I would consider a fairly civil and approachable manner. But it seems two or three people turned the conversation into a controversial statement issue. That's.. Just a shame, really.